Resonance
An invitation to gather, to commune with, to listen deeply—for artists, curators, poets, performers and scholars whose voices and perspectives resonate across time and geographies.
A Venetian Palazzetto as Instrument
Our home for Resonance is the historic residence Fondazione Giorgio e Armanda Marchesani on Fondamenta Rossa in Dorsoduro. Imagined as an instrument, the palazzetto is transformed into a living forum—a space where ideas, artistic practice and dialogue unfold over a season of performances, sonic sessions and poetic encounters, conversations and gatherings—each one another way of listening.
A Bridge Between Nashville and Venice
Resonance brings Vanderbilt and Nashville's creative community into conversation with global artists, curators, poets, performers and scholars—creating a shared space for listening, collaboration and new forms of artistic exchange.
Artistic Directors: María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak
Curators
Grace Aneiza Ali is a curator and writer whose work engages global contemporary art and migration. She is curator of the Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice at Vanderbilt University, assistant professor in the Department of Art at Florida State University, and a contributor to In Minor Keys, the publication of the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
Selene Wendt is an independent curator, writer and researcher whose ongoing curatorial focus is on decoloniality and socially engaged art practices, with emphasis on interdisciplinary projects situated at the intersection of contemporary art, music and literature. Currently, she is co-artistic director of Sustaining the Otherwise, a multilocational research and artistic project about restitution, reparation and transformation, which she co-founded in 2023.
Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice Team
The Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice is a trans-institutional research initiative founded by Dr. María Magdalena Campos-Pons. It is an ongoing collaboration of Fisk University, the Frist Art Museum, Millions of Conversations and Vanderbilt University that explores creative approaches to living together in the South(s).
The Team